Effect of prey density, prey mobility and habitat structure on size selection and consumption of amphipods by a benthic feeding fish

Archiv fur Hydrobiologie

Volumn 165, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 269-288

  Zhao, Xiaoxia ^a,b   Fox, Michael G ^a   Lasenby, David C ^a  

^a TRENT UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Feeding ecology; Lepomis; Macroinvertebrate; Predation

Indexed keywords

AMPHIPOD; FEEDING ECOLOGY; FISH; FORAGING EFFICIENCY; HABITAT STRUCTURE; PREDATOR-PREY INTERACTION; PREY SELECTION; SIZE SELECTION;

AMPHIPODA; GAMMARUS; GAMMARUS PSEUDOLIMNAEUS; LEPOMIS; LEPOMIS GIBBOSUS;

EID: 33645375922     PISSN: 00039136     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1127/0003-9136/2006/0165-0269     Document Type: Article

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